ECO D87 · Grünfeld Defense
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation
The position after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 O-O.
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 O-O
Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation, Spassky Variation is filed under ECO D87, a variation of Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation. It is the position after 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 O-O — 16 half-moves in, with White to move. Named theory ends here; beyond this the position is yours to work out.